[TowerTalk] ground and conductivity

[Jim Lux]

At 01:14 PM 2/28/2005, Jim Jones wrote:
>If fresh water is bad then how come dx'ing is better when water table is
>high vs low water table?  One place I lived I had a water table
>indicator in the well.  Only noticed because indicator was on wall
>behind radios.
>
>Jim  K0HY
>
>Martin AA6E wrote:
>
> >>From the ARRL Antenna book:
> >
> >Surface Type              Conductivity (S/m)
> >
> >Fresh water                 .001
> >

I think this number is spuriously low.

As far as water table moving up and down, you're really seeing the soil 
conductivity and dielectric constant changing as a function of its water 
content.

Jim, W6RMK